tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433711.post7523349894052181818..comments2023-10-21T09:16:40.248-04:00Comments on Joy in the Margins: Margin is a key to joy (second in a series)Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019515751585722113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433711.post-32221935019242042552007-10-18T22:36:00.000-04:002007-10-18T22:36:00.000-04:00Yes, I knew that Mark said "green grass" (I have h...Yes, I knew that Mark said "green grass" (I have heard your most excellent talk on that small detail :) ). He doesn't say "plenty" though, which is the detail I thought was a little different than the other 3. I like how you made the jump as you studied Mark from seeing "green" and understanding "plenty".Marshall Benbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652290422084480449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433711.post-57299515113664246392007-10-18T14:20:00.000-04:002007-10-18T14:20:00.000-04:00great post marsh! stanley's stuff has been great ...great post marsh! stanley's stuff has been great for me, too.<BR/><BR/>incidentally, mark 6 also records the feeding of the 5,000 that Jesus "had all the people sit down on the green grass." Given that Mark was the first to record Jesus' ministries and that Luke and Matthew at least used Mark's stuff, it's significant that there was, indeed, margin for this miracle. That passage changed the direction of the ministry at VCU when I asked students to help us to cultivate a patch of green grass for our commuter-campus ministry and several students made radical decisions to live a block off campus together. By helping to create a space for students to gather and play and pray and worship, the community really took off!<BR/><BR/>Great post!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839808614263512639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433711.post-90858044659890634852007-10-16T16:18:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:18:00.000-04:00Hi Marshall, I am Meredith Uber's sister. I conn...Hi Marshall,<BR/> I am Meredith Uber's sister. I connected to your blog from her blog! Anyway, my husband Jonathan and I did the Andy Stanley series "Take it to the Limit - Margins" and it truly changed our lives. We recommend it to anyone. We have made several big decisions as a result of what we learned from that study. Margin helps bring balance to your life and bring a peace that wouldn't be found if no margin (whether emotional, spritual, relational, financial) was there.<BR/>Great post!<BR/>Joy MorganOur life....https://www.blogger.com/profile/08083122918847222145noreply@blogger.com